Biomass Co-Firing Study

Cinergy retained Burns & McDonnell to complete a biomass co-firing feasibility study, including a review of biomass co-firing potential in Indiana. An analysis was completed that identified suitable boilers in the state, biofuel alternatives, a review of other co-firing projects, the environmental benefits of co-firing, costs associated with growing biomass feedstocks and modifying plant equipment to accommodate co-firing, and a plant-level financial analysis that included economic dispatch modeling when co-firing at various delivered prices for biomass fuels.

• State analysis on co-firing
• Boiler analysis
• Financial analysis